Ms Tamara Moore, Director of Live Entertainment & Retail Marketing of the Memphis Grizzlies, an NBA team, was invited by the Department of Health and Physical Education to share her management experience with students in the Master of Social Sciences in Sports Coaching and Management programme via Zoom on 13 October 2020.

Ming Pao invited some tug-of-war coaches as well as sports and physics experts, including Dr. CHOW Chi Ching, Gary, Assistant Professor at the Department of Health and Physical Education, to analyse the science behind the game of tug-of-war. Dr Chow explained the static actions and muscular actions of tug-of-war from the perspective of sports science.

Dr. OR Pui Lai, Peggy, Assistant Professor of the Department of Health and Physical Education, combining scientific research results with education to promote the development of health and sex education for secondary school students. She worked with Mr Koo Ming Yan, Managing Director of Beauty Asia Investment Limted, to develop and set up vending machines for biodegradable plant-based sanitary napkins in Secondary Schools.

Ta Kung ran an interview with Miss He Jianxin, a member of the Hong Kong Junior Wushu Team, and a student of the Master of Social Sciences in Sports Coaching and Management programme on her recent updates amid the Covid-19 pandemic. She hopes to build a career in sports management and be able to manage a sports team after her study at EdUHK.

HPE collaborated with the Hong Kong Infection Control Nurses' Association (HKICNA) to develop the third series of What’s happened to me, which focuses on COVID-19.

As lined up by the Commuincation Office, EdUHK, local dailies reported that EdUHK appointed the World Cycling Champion Mr Wong Kam-po and karate athlete Mr Lee Chun-ho as ambassadors for the “Elite Athlete Friendly University” to help promote the whole-person development of local athletes.

Dr. OR Pui Lai, Peggy, Assistant Professor of the Department of Health & Physical Education, who has been engaging in fencing for around four years, was quoted as saying that the main points of performing fencing lunge lie with the stability of the centre of gravity and the strong explosive power. She reminded that a skilled fencer will keep the footwork light and shift to avoid being detected by the opponents.

ODN reported that the Department of Health and Physical Education (HPE) had launched the “Home Exercise for SEN” programme in collaboration with a few special schools and non-government organisations, with an aim to improve the physical fitness of SEN children amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ta Kung reported that Hong Kong rower Ms Lee Ka-man, a year 1 student of the Master of Social Sciences in Sports Coaching and Management programme, said that apart from training, she can now spend more time catching up on the coursework during the self-isolation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an RTHK’s programme, Mr. CHAN Ching Yat, Roy, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Health and Physical Education, shared tips for children with special education needs (SEN) to do exercise at home. Mr Chan suggested different exercises that can help improve the common physical weaknesses of SEN children facing different challenges.